The following maps demonstrate skills developed during Spatial Analysis, Fall 2021. They range in content and geography, though each tells a story about difference across space.
Brooklyn Public Library, in its ideal sense, is a democratic system of knowledge production and preservation. But how equitably are its branches distributed? Layering Census demographic information - white population in this case - shows us which people the libraries serve. From preliminary visual analysis, we see stark segregation, with Flatbush Avenue a dividing line between white populations and populations of color. The libraries, however, appear rather evenly distributed across the geography.
Skills demonstrated:
Combining georeferenced historical maps with contemporary geospatial data effectively narrates change over time. In this map, Seoul’s building footprints show the extent and density of urban development. The built form has expanded dramatically since 1946, covering areas that were once forested. This development had implications for the river as well, whose footprint has changed with dredging and the overall conversion of ambiguous sandbar to either land or water.
Skills demonstrated: * Georeferencing a raster image * Displaying multiple vector layers on the same map